“A menu is a window to the soul of the restaurant, and a QR code has no soul.” It also remains a mystery to many tech-averse diners. “A lot of our customers were like, ‘What is this?

Of all the pandemic-inspired business adoptions, perhaps none is as reviled as the QR-code menus. And yet, it persists.

Capturing a QR code and seeing a restaurant menu pop up on your phone almost seemed like fun at the time. Back then, the coronavirus was falsely believed to spread by surface contact.

Baby boomers in particular revile the use of QR code menus, with 4 out of 5 preferring a physical one. That might be because, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, 40 percent of people ...

Two employees at the D.C. restaurant Busboys and Poets train on a QR code menu system near the start of the pandemic in May 2020. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post) I’m not exactly what ...

While QR-code menus were prolific during the pandemic, many restaurants are switching back to physical menus. SDI Productions/Getty Images 2023-05-24T16:45:25Z ...

The QR code menu is being kicked to the curb in many restaurants throughout the U.S., leaving it in the past where it belongs.

Restaurant menus got a makeover thanks to Covid: Now, placing your order means simply whipping out your phone and scanning a Quick Response code. QR codes are all the rage now, but the technology ...

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The QR code menu served many purposes during the height of the pandemic, but its time may have passed. One veteran server says its time to say goodbye to the QR code menu and bring back paper ...

Since restaurants opened their doors to dine-in service, you may have noticed several different steps taken to create a safe as possible environment in the middle of a pandemic.